Voxtrot’s Ramesh Srivastava: “Nirvana, Bleach. For some reason I never owned this until yesterday, and I must say I’m incredibly pleased. As the American indie scene becomes more assimilated into the mainstream, it’s difficult to tell what is truly subversive, and this record reminds me of a time when that delineation was more clear.”

Two Gallants‘ Tyson Vogel: “Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman. This is a great record that straddles the middle ground between being extremely musically technical while also being really honest and palatable.”

British singing/songwriting sensation Jamie T: “Bran Van 3000, Glee. It was one of the first records that I loved and I still love it today. I love records with lots of different artists contributing to them and this is a classic example.”

Oh No! Oh My!’s Daniel Hoxmeier: “I know everyone has listened to I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo a lot this year. And specifically for me, the song ‘Sometimes I Don’t Get You’ is about as good as it gets when it comes to pop songwriting. I should ever be so lucky to write a line as good as ‘This twig needs a trunk so that it can continue to grow.’”

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